Nolan Lawson
I've been getting like 5-10 robocalls per day since I arrived in France. Based on this article, it seems the reason may be that my American carrier (T-Mobile) is better than my French one (Orange) at blocking spammers: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/smarter-living/stop-robocalls.html
Aug 16, 2017 at 9:06pmWeb
Show threadNolan LawsonAug 16, 2017
How does anybody even use their phone anymore? At this rate I'd be better off just turning off the phone functionality and telling people to call me with VOIP.
Show threadMikel FarleyAug 16, 2017
@nolan
VOiP without a phone number? Or just a number with a "press 5 if you're not a robot" prompt? Cause that works great for me.
Show threadMarcin CieślakAug 16, 2017
@nolan here in Germany I don't get any. (VOIP, but with a landline number assigned).
Show threadMarsupAug 16, 2017
@nolan I rarely ever get those (<10 / year) and I've been in France all my life 🤔 Is your phone number public ? Are those hidden numbers ?
Show threadNolan LawsonAug 16, 2017
@marsup They're all hidden numbers and no it's not public AFAIK. Note this is an American number roaming in France tho
Show threadMarsupAug 16, 2017
@nolan Can't say I've experienced bringing back a foreign SIM card here but I haven't heard of stories like that. Maybe see if your phone can block unidentified callers or use an app for it, normal people don't usually hide their number so you won't miss much.
Show threadNicholasAug 16, 2017
@nolan T-Mobile does have a bunch of "machine learning technology" in their network to block spam calls. I guess it works?